Antidepressants are not the solution for all people and all problems, but your solution to just live in tight knight tribes and visit friends is a good start, but that will not help people with depression that is caused by many difference causes: childhood trauma, abuse, …
Therapy AND antidepressants can be a solution. Pills are not sweets, but „just be happy“ is not the solution. You can be severely depressed and have all the things, tight family …
„Whether or not they’re fixable is perhaps another issue.“
So, if the causing issue is not fixable, depressed people have to live with it and not take medication.
I mean, you’re agreeing with me. Mine was just one example, and in my mind probably the cause for most. Obviously there are plenty of other causes.
I didn’t say they shouldn’t take medication. I was just pointing out how unfortunate it is that so many people think they just have a “chemical imbalance” and that’s all there is to it.
Antidepressants are not the solution for all people and all problems, but your solution to just live in tight knight tribes and visit friends is a good start, but that will not help people with depression that is caused by many difference causes: childhood trauma, abuse, …
Therapy AND antidepressants can be a solution. Pills are not sweets, but „just be happy“ is not the solution. You can be severely depressed and have all the things, tight family …
„Whether or not they’re fixable is perhaps another issue.“
So, if the causing issue is not fixable, depressed people have to live with it and not take medication.